What Is The Haka Dance? Protest Dance In The New Zealand Parliament, WATCH
This moment, which quickly spread across social media, took place during the debate on the Treaty Principles Bill.
Protests Ignite Over New Zealand's Treaty Bill
Thousands march across New Zealand in protest against the Treaty Principles Bill, with a historic hikoi heading to the capital. The bill, criticized by Indigenous Maori and their supporters, aims to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.
Maori protesters march on New Zealand capital over contentious bill
Thousands of people joined a march towards New Zealand's national capital on Friday after a contentious bill that would reinterpret the country's 184-year-old founding document passed its first hurdle in parliament.
Chaos in New Zealand parliament as contentious treaty bill passes first reading
New Zealand's parliament comes to a halt as shouting, a haka, and an expulsion take place during voting on a contentious bill.
VIDEO: New Zealand Parliament Suspended As MPs Perform Haka In Protest Over Bill To Limit Maori Rights
New Zealand’s parliament was disrupted by a haka on Nov. 14, during the reading of a controversial bill that proposes to alter the way the country’s treaty between the indigenous Maori and the British Crown is interpreted.
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
New Zealand lawmakers use haka to protest controversial bill
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected on Thursday when a ringing haka began – a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge – over a controversial bill redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people. Opposition party MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional ceremonial group dance after being asked whether her party supported the bill,
Lawmakers stage Maori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate
Proposal targets nation’s 1840 founding document that included agreement between Indigenous Maori and British Crown
New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities
New Zealand's indigenous community is rallying against a proposed bill that could strangle state support and stoke anti-Maori rhetoric, opponents say.
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